Green Mountain Club Tackles Long Trail Vandalism
Bennington Section meets at Old Bennington Schoolhouse to report rising vandalism at Long Trail shelters and to discuss preservation of Camel's Hump. Proposals include replacing Seth Warner Shelter with open design or relocating south, plus seeking state help for land purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Mountain Club
Vermont
Bennington
Seth Warner
Pownal
Richard Randolph
Lee
Mass
Explorer
Ben Ralston
Long Trail
Glastonbury Mountain
Ralston
Marion Hardy
Shaftsbury
Bennington Club
Green Mountain Club Board
GMC
Hoff
Council On Natural Resources
State Forests and Parks
Obituary notices from Bennington area survivors and services
Obituaries report Earl James Gerity Sr. a 54 year old Bennington contractor who died of a heart attack at home. Other notices include Cassie Tripp 81, John B. Brillion 94, Le Grande P. Sherwood 67, Margaret Seeney 74, David Donovan 56 and Lewis LePage 19 with funeral plans, birthplaces, family ties, and burial details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl James Gerity Sr
Jefferson Heights
Mr. Gerity
Bennington
Martin and
Louise
Crawford) Gerity
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Eva Waters
Francis C. Gerity
Philippines
Douglas R. Gerity
Robert M. Gerity
Earle J. Gerity Jr
Donald Gerity
Mable Noble
Mildred Grady
Martin Gerity
Lorraine Eastman
Dorothy O’connor
William Noble
Gibney
North Hoosick
N.Y
le Grande P. Sherwood
Mr. Sherwood
Hoosick Falls
Walter N
Mary Peacock Sherwood
White Flomatic Corp
Polygraphic Co. of America
North Bennington
Walter Sherwood
Ruth Slade
Elsie Lake
Helen Sherwood
New York City
Rowand Wise
Syracuse
Gertrude Williams
Valley Falls
Robson
Main St
Maplegrove
Manchester
Margaret (de Groot) Seeney
Brewster Funeral Home
Manchester Center
Godfrey Parker
First Baptist Church
Two youths held after guilty pleas in Bennington case
Richard Reginbald and William Clark, both minors, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to contributing to the delinquency of minors and were jailed without bail. Judge Fienberg ordered pre sentence investigations. the alleged break in at Mathew Seifert’s Shaftsbury home and an earlier related disappearance tied to the two 13 year old girls were noted. Albert Weibel and Roger Arbour, both from Holyoke Mass, were fined $107.10 each after pleading guilty to hunting without a license in Dorset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Reginbald
Bennington
William A. Clark
Shaftsbury
Bennington County
Albert G. Weibel
Roger S. Arbour
Holyoke
Mass
Dorset
Bennington Briefs Meld Zoning, School Board Plans and Klatch
Village of Bennington weighs a proposed zoning ordinance to appear on the March 17 village meeting warning. Mt Anthony Union School Board meets tonight at 7:30 with its architect at Bennington Elementary School to discuss plans for a new union high school. Reading Group meets at 314 South Street 7:30 Tuesday to discuss Travels with Charley by Steinbeck. Duplicate bridge winners at Mount Anthony Country Club Friday: NS first Bratton Butler 64, NS second Brafman and Holden 57. EW first Nash Randall 57, EW second Holden Shields 531. Stray gray white male cat with seven toes on front feet, reward 442 6419. ADV Feb 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union
Second Congregational Church
Fred Tifft
South St
William Morey
West Road
Charley
John Steinbeck
Mount Anthony Country Club
Dorothy Bratton
Dorothy Butler
Harold Brafman
Hugh Nash
Rodger Randall
Clarence Holden
Hamilton Shields
Washington Avenue
Bennington Area Hospital Notes and Births Highlight Local News
Admissions list includes Frank Millington Shaftsbury Dorothy O'Brien Miss Sandra Chellis Bennington and others. Discharges noted for Lorraine Tollison Shushan and several Bennington residents. Births recorded for Shaftsbury Manchester Center North Hoosick Shaftsbury and Readsboro couples. Ann Goyette, Bennington High senior, won the district American Legion oratorical contest at Wallingford and competes for the star title at Enosburg Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Millington
Shaftsbury
Dorothy O’brien
Sandra Chellis
Bennington
Judy Bissonette
Hoosick Falls
Lorraine Tollison
Shushan
N.Y
Lorraine Lorette
Daisy Cornell
Amelia Bashaw
Christine Bacon
Marjorie Kenyon
North Bennington
Jan Stempek
Ann Marie Goyette
Bennington High School
American Legion
Wallingoord
Mount St. Joseph Academy
Rutland
Goyette
Enosburg Falls
Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Dinner Holds Annual Assembly
The Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Assembly held its second annual dinner at Paradise Restaurant with Robert E. Cummings Jr. as toastmaster. State master James Ouimet spoke on local history, and William F. Kearns Jr. discussed Vermont governance. Officers-elect were installed Sunday at 11 a.m. at the K of C hall by Faithful Master Ouimet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Paradise Restaurant
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Vincent J. Spinelli
James Ouimet
St. Albans
Mason Amadon
William F. Kearns Jr
Montpelier
Ouimet
Bennington
Kearns
Vermont
K of C
The
Leonard Anzivino
James Quimet
Leo Plourde
Thomas Donovan
George Coutu
William Haddad
Sentinel
Buckler
Higgins discusses town manager system and tax cuts
Higgins argues for voter ballot on town manager choice and urges public education on the system. He says if elected he will push a consolidated act to unite North Bennington and surrounding areas. He notes three years of tax-rate decreases and a proposed 20 cent reduction in the general fund, as proof of ongoing expense cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Old Bennington
Hillbilly Show Nets $350 for March of Dimes
David Knights of Bennington Post 13 head of the committee says the Bernard J. McNaney Hillbilly Show at the State Armory Sunday afternoon netted about 350 dollars to be turned over to the drive chairmen for the March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Armory
David Knights
Buckler
Bennington
Post 13
American Legion
Bernard J. McNaney
Stock Averages Mixed As Market Edges Higher
Wall Street closes with mixed gains as major indexes nudge upward led by industrials and utilities. The Dow Jones averages show modest climbs while railroads slip slightly amid light trading volume and a broad sales total of 1,940,000.
Shaftsbury Tot Recovers After Auto Accident
Betty Mattison two and a half, daughter of Mr and Mrs David Mattison of Cleveland Avenue Shaftsbury, is in good condition after being struck by a car Friday night near her home. Verder O Elwell 50 Shaftsbury driver told police he skidded and the child became trapped under the car. Neighbors and a state trooper freed her and she was treated at the scene and taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassie Tripp
Mordecai C. Tripp
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Earl Tripp
North Branch Street
Buskirk
N.Y
Tripp
Cambridge
Banner
Radio
Howard A
Lee
Mass
Earl F
Bennington
Charles
Gladys) Knapp
Clayton
Elaine) Prentiss
Myron
Marian) Houghton
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Mahar & Son Funeral
Woodland Cemetery
Betty Mattison
David Mattison
Cleveland Avenue
Shaftsbury
Mattison
Verder O. Elwell
Elwell
Arthur Faris
Vermont
Woodford
Chester Wadsworth
Pownal Road
Frederick R. Eng
Tivoli
Wadsworth
Eng
Harold Moffitt
Maple Hill
North
Moffitt
Ronald A. Weber
Brooklyn
James T. Dodge
Brighton
Bondville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bennington Banner
Miss Hardy
Forests and Parks Board
State Club Board
Earl Patterson
Overlea Road
Robert L. Hagerman
Ellery Lawrence
Arlington
Elmer
Earl J. Gerrity Sr
John B. Brillion
Mrs
Bethiel
Canada
Holden & Leonard
Knapp Nursery
Mary Scarey
St. John the Baptist Church
Fred Elwell
Granville
Neil Trembley Sr
James V. Brillion Sr
Park Lawn Chapel
St. John the Baptist Cemetery
Legrande
P. Sherwood
Margaret D. Seeney
Dellwood
Adoniram Chapter
OES
Seeney
Plainfield
N.J
Morristown
George and
Abbey
Bonniface) DeGroot
Betty F. Phillips
Rochester
Leah Jones
Helen Green
Palos Verdes
Calif
David Donovan
Malloy Donovan
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Meriden
Conn
Mr. Donovan
Daniel J. and
Genevieve (Malloy) Donovan
Worcester
Academy
MIT
Boston
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Lewis E. Lepage
Cheshire
Lewis Edward LePage
Kitchen Brook
North Adams
Liberty Street
St. Joseph’s High School
Pittsfield
General Electric Co
St. Mary of the Assumption Church
Jane C. Moses
Michelle Moses
William F. McAuliff
Flynn
George M. Fienberg
Mathew Seifert
Reginbald and Clark
Clark
Atty
John P. Morrissey
Reginbald
Margaret Lillie
Bennington Briefs
Beverly Senecal
Malcolm E. Cooper
Francis V. Ryan
Myrtle Bartley
Sally Parize
Barbara Hoag
Kay Watson
Edith Lanfair
William Kinney
Abe Ruskin
Helen Jones
Ruth LaFlamme
James Dwyer
Louise Smith
West Rupert
Alice Read
East Dorset
Anna Sauer
Loretta Taylor
Edward
Edward Myers
Addison Clark
Robert Shay
Bank Street Extension
Gerald Tate
Donald Harvey
Peter Janovsky
Readsboro
Edward G. Crealese
D.C
Main Street
Higgins
Nets
Madkour
Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Cee
Harteth Theatre
Cary , Audrey Grant _Hepburn
Charade
Stanley Donen
Shaftsbury Tot
Pontiac Data
Auto
Walter L. Barber
No. Benn. Rd
Pontiac- Buick
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